ESY

Extended School Year (ESY) The start of the school year can be the time to schedule those meetings with your schools to discuss ESY. Do not let the schools jump past the ESY portion in your IEP meeting and merely tell you your child doesn’t qualify (no regression), so no need for ESY. Regression is…

If you have already gone through the IEP process and signed off, it isn’t too late! At any time you can “request an IEP meeting to reopen your child’s IEP.” One reason for this could be due to “change in diagnosis.” Another may be new information that has come to light. We have an entire…

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Lisa Geng

Lisa Geng got her start as a designer, patented inventor,and creator in
the fashion, toy, and film industries, but after the early diagnosis of
her young children she entered the world of nonprofit, pilot studies,
and advocacy. As the mother of two “late talkers,” she is the founder
and president of the nonprofit CHERAB Foundation,co-author of the
acclaimed book, The Late Talker, (St Martin’s Press 2003), and is
instrumental in the development of IQed, a whole food nutrition meal
replacement. Lisacurrently serves as a parent advocate on an AAN board
for vaccines, and is a member of CUE through Cochrane US. Lisa is
currently working on a second book, The Late Talker Grows Up and serves
as a Late Talkers, Silent Voices executive producer. She lives on the
Treasure Coast of Florida.